The Games of the XXIX Olympiad will be held in Beijing, China August 8 to August 24, 2008. According to Wikipedia, 10,500 athletes are expected to compete in 302 events and twenty-eight sports.
The Chinese Year of the Rat begins on February 7, 2008. Chinese New Year is a fifteen day holiday celebrated with lots of food, family reunions and visits with friends.
From the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, this informative Chinese New Year page describes dozens of new year's customs...
Visit to learn more about the Chinese calendar, whose history dates back to the second millennium BCE. According to the twelve-animal Chinese zodiac, 2008 is the Year of the Rat.
For Chinese New Year crafts, this Kaboose page is top notch. Each craft includes a photograph and detailed instructions.
From Sagwa, the PBS kids show about a curious Siamese cat, this Chinese New Year's Game is actually an engaging collection of eight different games.
Built to promote the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco, the Students & Teachers menu reveals dozens of gems.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, on October 17, 2006 the United States become the third country (behind China and India) to be home to more than 300 million people. Big numbers can be hard to understand, but I found some really cool maps, clocks, and
Mei Xiang and Tian Tian arrived from China at the Smithsonian National Zoo on December 6, 2000.
